not all progressives will likely vote for this. so we re keeping an eye on that, and who that might be. we re also keeping an eye on if democrats get some republican support on this. remember, house speaker nancy pelosi is working with a three-vote margin here. she does not like to bring things to the floor before she knows they have the votes. we re watching this play out in realtime, with a giant piece of president joe biden s agenda hanging in the balance. on that point, i want to go to the other side of pennsylvania avenue, to phil mattingly, for more on what is going on at the white house. phil? reporter: you noted you were watching this extremely closely. so is everybody here. the president and his top a advisers as well as vice president kamala harris have been watching and making calls over the course of the last several hours. it s been a lengthy day trying
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the clock is ticking. the speaker is saying she ll only bring that bill to the floor if she has the votes to pass it. progressives are saying she doesn t have the votes to pass it. president biden s own party threatening to blow up his domestic agenda, his own party, and all of this is about placating manchin and sinema. manchin who says he doesn t see a deal tonight. i just reported that to you. he doesn t see a deal saying his massive bill is $1.5 trillion, which is a long way off from the $3.5 trillion the president laid out. manchin said he told the president that. he was really sincere. he would like to have a lot more than that. i said, mr. president, i understand that, and i said, hopefully you can respect this. he said, hey, joe, i ve never asked you to go against your convictions. i think he said we all want to have the same things.
argument they re having in public, and that doesn t do joe biden any good. and it could turn into a huge problem if they can t figure out a way to come up with a number that s somewhere between 1.5 and 3.5 and then tell people what they re doing for them. all right. well, gloria, i just got word we have someone waiting on the other side. thank you, gloria. i appreciate it. sure. representative stacey plaskett is going to join us in just moments. so we have her. there she is right now. because the clock is ticking, the president s agenda hanging in the balance. you know she gives it to you straight. she doesn t beat around the bush. right after this break. nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine.
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